All Blacks captain Ardie Savea says it is scary to think what the under-fire Springboks will bring to the contest when the southern hemisphere superpowers meet for the 100th time on Saturday.
World champions South Africa go into the Rugby Championship test at Townsville's North Queensland Stadium on the back of successive losses to Australia and having just lost the world number one ranking to New Zealand.
"They're under pressure with the previous results they've had, under pressure back home in their own country and when you say it like that, it's a scary thought. The hulking loose forward said he was unable to feel his body the day after his first encounter with the Springboks in 2016 and expects no less of a physical test on Saturday.
"We all know what the South Africans are like and how they play. They're very big, physical men and they just want to dominate. So, it's an exciting challenge and it's something I hope I'm ready for."
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